Health equity is the key principle to strengthening the delivery of this country’s health services. The question — and the opportunity — is whether we can turn health equity from a nice sounding idea to a national achievement.Here’s a simple idea: Create parity for underserved communities. Pay doctors who treat Medicaid patients at the same rates that Medicare pays them. While health care providers widely accept the federally administered Medicare program, Medicaid — public insurance for the poor — is a different story. In many states, Medicaid pays providers a fraction of what Medicare and commercial insurance pay. As a result, these communities are health care deserts. Medicaid patient
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